Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Originally Posted by yolanda
I didn't think of a handcrank - very nice! Actually I feel silly posting this and have decided to learn to crochet or bring along a swedish weave project I have waiting in a closet ;-)
How about a hand piecing project?
Do you know how to hand sew a 3D bow tie block?
It is 5 squares, but you only sew 4 seams, and goes fast!
I mean really fast!
But, and there is always one of those...
ifn you don't know how to make it, you are going to need somebody to teach you how.
If you want another easy hand sewed block, cut a lot of two and a half inch blocks,and sew them into four patch blocks.
Cut a lot of triangles, that have the longest side the same size as the four patches + plus generous seam allowance! Sew the four triangles around the four patches to make a very fancy looking "Square within a Square" block.
After, trim all the blocks to the exact same size, and sew them all together, Now you have fooled everybody! You don't have to tell them how easy that "complicated" block really is!
Easiest is to make it with lots of tone on tone small prints.
Leave out the darks and lights...Use all medium tones, the colors will tell your story for you this time!